From Detention Centers to Data Centers: Why the Fight Against Data Centers is a Fight for Democracy

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The episode discusses the rise of corporate data centers and the community movements opposing them, featuring guests Astra Taylor and Saul Levin.

Text the Unruly Hotline Here 🙏 We make Unruly Subjects 100% independently! Support the show on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/UnrulySubjects This week, Unruly Subjects is diving back into one of our most popular and urgent topics: the explosive growth of corporate data centers and the community-led movements rising up to stop them. We are joined by Astra Taylor (writer, filmmaker, and co-founder of the Debt Collective) and Saul Levin (environmental policy advocate and host of the...

People in this episode

Guests: Astra Taylor, Saul Levin

Topics covered

• data centers
• democracy
• community movements
• corporate growth
• environmental policy

Keywords

• data centers
• democracy
• community movements
• Astra Taylor
• Saul Levin

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Debt Collective

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